Meaning

2 senses

  1. To strangle.

  2. To stop flow through a vessel.

    constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

Origin

From Latin strangulō.

From Latin strangulō.

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Forms

strangulates, strangulating, strangulated, strangulated
Base formstrangulate · to strangulate
3rd person singularstrangulates
Present participlestrangulating
Past simplestrangulated
Past participlestrangulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystrangulate
he, she, itstrangulates

Past simpleLesson

all personsstrangulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave strangulated
he, she, ithas strangulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill strangulate

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstrangulation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
strangerA2strangleB2strapC1strapless
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